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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Michael Franklin (ranked 24788 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kuba Zakrzew (ranked 3808 p4p, 0 weight class). Michael Franklin has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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193 lbs
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197 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Michael Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kuba Zakrzew!
The judges for this bout are Robert Twigg, Stewart Dunkirk and Gwen Towbar.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Zakrzew, right into the meat.
Zakrzew closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Zakrzew is trying to break the clinch but Franklin is controlling him.
Franklin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Franklin tries to pull guard but Zakrzew won't allow it.
Franklin pulls Zakrzew into guard.
Franklin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Zakrzew wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
Franklin is striking off his back. Zakrzew thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Franklin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Zakrzew is figuring out what he wants to do next.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zakrzew working over Franklin with some ground and pound. Franklin looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Zakrzew wants to free his trapped foot but Franklin is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Zakrzew prevents Franklin from improving his position.
Zakrzew is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Franklin is just riding it out for now. Zakrzew eventually gives up the hold.
Zakrzew is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Franklin has managed to free his arm - good work.
Zakrzew trying to control the action but Franklin is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Franklin trying to hold on to Zakrzew's head to control him but Zakrzew postures up.
Franklin is trying is best to control the position here.
Franklin is trying to maintain the position but Zakrzew is very close to passing his half guard.
Zakrzew takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Zakrzew trying to control from half guard but Franklin is working away.
Franklin throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Franklin is holding on to half guard well.
Franklin trying to hold on to Zakrzew's head to control him but Zakrzew postures up.
Franklin is controlling Zakrzew's trapped leg to prevent Zakrzew from advancing to side control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzew misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Zakrzew throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Franklin was covering up waiting for the punch and Zakrzew finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Franklin pushes Zakrzew off and gets back to his feet.
Zakrzew tries to clinch but Franklin moves out of range.
Franklin feinted with a counter takedown.
Franklin swats away the attempt to clinch by Zakrzew.
Zakrzew clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzew works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Franklin is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zakrzew pulls guard.
Zakrzew manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Franklin.
Franklin jumps guard but Zakrzew turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Franklin crunches a lovely knee into Zakrzew's ribcage.
Franklin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zakrzew drags the fight down to the ground.
Zakrzew looks winded!
Franklin distracts Zakrzew with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Franklin trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Franklin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Kuba Zakrzew will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Zakrzew feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Franklin will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Franklin is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Zakrzew controlling from the top position.
Franklin has his hands on Zakrzew's head, controlling the position.
Franklin looking for a guillotine here but Zakrzew defends easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Franklin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Zakrzew can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Zakrzew from controlling successfully.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Franklin holds on and takes a little breather.
Zakrzew trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zakrzew works over Franklin with some ground and pound from guard.
Zakrzew wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Zakrzew throws a big elbow that misses.
Zakrzew wants to control from the top but Franklin keeps moving.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Zakrzew closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Franklin to the mat! Franklin manages to get full guard.
Franklin has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Zakrzew off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Franklin misses the shot to the body.
Zakrzew throws a body kick that misses.
Franklin dives in and scores a takedown into Zakrzew's guard.
Zakrzew wants to get back to his feet but Franklin passes into half guard.
Zakrzew is breathing heavily.
Franklin stands up and beckons Zakrzew to join him on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzew scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Franklin kicks Zakrzew off and gets back to his feet.
Franklin blocks a leg kick.
Zakrzew shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zakrzew was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Franklin throws Zakrzew to one side and escapes!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Franklin clinches up with Zakrzew and pushes him back against the cage.
Franklin jumps guard.
Franklin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zakrzew is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Franklin is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zakrzew trying to control but Franklin is working from the bottom.
Franklin is pulling down on Zakrzew's head to control his posture.
Zakrzew passes Franklin's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Franklin controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Franklin dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Zakrzew misses with a few strikes there.
Kuba Zakrzew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Franklin drives through and clinches with Zakrzew against the cage.
Franklin misses with a body punch.
Zakrzew turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Zakrzew manages to end up in side control.
Zakrzew working away.
Franklin is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Zakrzew wants to control but Franklin is keeping him busy.
Franklin regains half guard.
Michael Franklin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zakrzew tries to stand and escape but Franklin is controlling the position.
Franklin is controlling Zakrzew's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Franklin is staying active underneath Zakrzew, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Zakrzew takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin trying to control from the bottom.
Franklin looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Franklin is trying to maintain the position but Zakrzew is very close to passing his half guard.
Zakrzew stands up and beckons Franklin to join him on the feet.
Zakrzew tries to clinch there but Franklin circles away.
Zakrzew closes the distance but Franklin moves to the side
enabling Franklin to counter with a crisp jab.
Franklin takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Zakrzew rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Franklin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zakrzew shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Zakrzew was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Zakrzew decides to stand up, so the ref orders Franklin to his feet.
Franklin gets caught napping as Zakrzew dives in and scores a takedown. Franklin manages to retain guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zakrzew got a little sloppy there for a moment and Franklin has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Zakrzew has managed to get both his arms back between Franklin's legs - danger averted.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Zakrzew from controlling successfully.
Franklin is adopting a defensive guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin wants to stand but Zakrzew is controlling the position.
Franklin is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Franklin keeping moving, preventing Zakrzew from controlling successfully.
Franklin had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Zakrzew defends it easily.
Franklin is trying to control the position but Zakrzew postures up.
Zakrzew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franklin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Franklin trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Zakrzew scoring with some ground and pound.
Franklin trying to control the position.
Franklin keeping full guard, as Zakrzew tries to pass.
Franklin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Zakrzew doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Zakrzew manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Zakrzew trying to control the position from guard on top but Franklin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Zakrzew stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Franklin swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kuba Zakrzew comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Zakrzew has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Twigg scores the fight 28:29
Judge Stewart Dunkirk scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gwen Towbar scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kuba Zakrzew!
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energy
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